[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #9757: Allow Plugin/Theme updates from a uploaded .zip file.

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#9757: Allow Plugin/Theme updates from a uploaded .zip file.
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 Reporter:  hakre                         |       Owner:  psykro
     Type:  feature request               |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  high                          |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Upgrade/Install               |     Version:  2.8
 Severity:  normal                        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  dev-feedback has-patch early  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by mariovalney):

 OK. That was not trivial.

 I would really like a core developer feedback, because I'm not sure
 implementing this in the "Install Skin" is the best approach. But I was
 not able to figure another way (at least, without change much more code).

 1 - I really tried to keep this for "upload" only.

 2 - Would we trigger any action like in upgrade?

 I guess don't. Because we are not keeping this for upgrade only. In this
 case, let's deactivate/activate the plugin?

 I added a action on overwriting completed to allow developers do whatever
 they want on "manual update".

 3 - I added some CSS. Is that the best place?

 4 - As said, we are not checking versions. But we are showing comparison
 table only if we found plugin data in existing directory and after
 validating the uploaded package is a plugin.

 5 - Maybe implement a new action on **update.php** to check a new nonce
 for this package ID?

 This will not allow user overwrite a package by adding parameter on URL.

 **How the table looks like:**

 [[Image(https://i.imgur.com/iT2JNGe.png)]]

 ''Note: themes are very like plugins in this case, so let's do the theme
 part after eveything is considered about plugins.''

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/9757#comment:106>
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